all-fired

(ôl′fīrd′)

adv. Informal

Used as an intensive: Don't be so all-fired aggressive.

[Alteration of hell-fired.]

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all-fired

adj

(prenominal) excessive; extreme

adv

(intensifier): don't be so all-fired sure of yourself!.

[altered from hell-fired]

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all′-fired`

adv. Informal.

extremely; excessively: Don't be so all-fired sure of yourself.

[1825–35; probably euphemism for hell-fired]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.	1.	all-fired - extreme; used as an intensifier; "why is he in such an all-fired hurry?" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech immoderate - beyond reasonable limits; "immoderate laughter"; "immoderate spending"
Adv.	1.	all-fired - extremely; "you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?" bloody, damn intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

Translations

all-fired

[ˈɔːlfaɪəd] (US)

A. ADJ → excesivo
in an all-fired hurry → con muchísima prisa

B. ADV → a más no poder

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